The slipper could actually as close to the motor as the motor mount permits. I just drew it that way so you would know there was a motor shaft there

. The center diff's positioning is actually a non-issue.
UCI (University of California, Irvine) where I go, or almost any UC for that matter, is on the quarter system. We start September 25th. Right now I'm in the 2nd Summer Session, and it ends September 10th. Then I get 2 more weeks of summer

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